Mountain West Notes: Pace varies for new coaches

1:51 AM,
Oct. 10, 2012

CSU coach Jim McElwain, shown here against Fresno State, and the Rams are off to a 1-5 start.

Written by

Kelly Lyell
KellyLyell@coloradoan.com

There's a lot that goes on whenever a new coach takes over a college football program.

New assistants are hired, offensive and defensive schemes usually change and veteran players are asked to "buy in" to the training methods, philosophy and style of play favored by the new coach.

There is no set time frame on how long it takes to make that kind of a transition, but two of the Mountain West Conference's four first-year coaches appear to be a lot further along in that process than the other two. ...